Sorry so late.
Busy talking to people all day.
Seems the world is happy we’re now World Bee Sanctuary rather than The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland.
Thanks folks.
🙏🏼🌍🐝
worldbeesanctuary.org
#bees
#savingbees

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 127

Bumblebees may avoid foraging for #pollen when #flowers are wet/damp with rainwater or from morning dew which would make grooming pollen into their pollen baskets more difficult.
#bees
#nativewildbees
#clover
#bumblebees

Had a chat recently with the lovely Samantha for The Animal Friendly Podcast.
We covered a lot, meandering gently but honestly through why we’re here, what you can do to help #bees, the #honeybee nature reserve hoax, the role of #farmers in helping bees, poisoned ‘bee friendly #flowers and all points in between.

You can listen in here:

#bumblebees #savingbees #nature
#beesanctuaryireland #farming #wildflowers #organic #vegan
#wildlife #podcast #wild #naturereserve

https://www.animalfriendly.earth/16-the-first-wild-bee-sanctuary-in-the-world/

We don’t keep honey bees!
We don’t keep time!🙄
We keep going!
#savingbees
#savingtheirfuture
Keep flowers not hives.

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

#11.

Keeping honey bees does NOT help our declining native wild bee populations.
In fact keeping honey bees means more bees competing for ever more precious forage.

‘Bees are for life not just for honey.’
- The Bee Guy

#bees #bumblebees #nature
#beesanctuaryireland #naturereserve
#naturephotography #wild #organic
#vegan

It’s back!
Sorry we’ve been so light on here for a while. Only so many hours in the day and so much to do!

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

#269.

Inside the narrow waist (petiole) of #bumblebees cooler blood pumped from the abdomen is heated up as it passes warm blood returning from the head and thorax.
This process is known as ‘counter current heat exchange’.

#bees
#beesanctuaryireland
#savingbees
#nature #sanctuary
#organic #vegan #disrupt

#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 174.

Over 75% of the 115 leading crop species are dependent upon/benefit from animal pollination. Only 28 of these 115 crop species are wind & self-pollinated.
We need #bees #insects #birds #animals.
We need to realise this.
Fast.

#beesanctuaryireland #bumblebees #solitarybees #CommonCarder
#nature #naturephotography #vegan
#organic #savingbees #food

Mornin’.

“Because all #bees are equal and equally in trouble, aren’t they?”

Aren’t they?

The UN tells us it’s #WorldBeeDay today. But they ought to tell us the truth about saving bees as well.

Thanks to @LauraByrneStory and @TheJournal for having me!

#bees #nature #bumblebees #solitarybees #savingbees

https://jrnl.ie/6071187

#ABeeC

C is for…

Cosmos, Corbiculae and Common

Cosmos - an annual flower much loved by #bees

Corbiculae - the pollen baskets on the rear legs of some bees used to carry pollen back to the nest.

Common - as in the most ‘Irish’ of #bumblebees, the ginger haired Common Carder.

#beealphabet #nature #organic #vegan #naturereserve #naturephotography
#wicklow #ireland #socialenterprise #savingbees

Mornin’.

Blackthorn be flowering.
Birds be singing.
Bees be happy.

Have a great one!

#blackthorn #bees #bumblebees #nature #beesanctuaryireland
#hedgerows #ditches
#trees #savingbees
#organic #vegan #habitat

Here’s a
#MondayMorningMoment
with
#nature
here on
The Bee Sanctuary of Ireland.
Take a moment.
#pause

Go do some #good.
Have the best week you can.
If you’re not having a good week - tell someone.
And if someone tells you -
Listen.
Really #listen.

#mentalhealth
#beesanctuaryireland #bees
#dandelions #bumblebees #wildflowers
#naturephotography #savingbees #gentle #consideration #talk
#wellbeing #vegan #organic #kindness